Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [prep] years [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was sandy-haired and rather fat and usually wore blue or grey tweeds , though with the passage of years she had become comfortably indifferent to dress . |
| 2 | With the passing of years they now have the help of their daughter Anne and son-in-law Hugh . |
| 3 | These entries are reminiscent of the leases mentioned in some probate inventories , the wording of which occasionally implies that they were valued on the basis of the number of years they still had to run , calculated perhaps as a proportion of the original fines . |
| 4 | In addition the following details were known about each driver : age , sex , annual mileage , and the number of years they had held a driving licence . |
| 5 | The amount you receive depends on two factors : the number of years you have worked for the organisation plus the fraction of final pay on which the scheme is based , typically 1/60th . |